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Our Friday N.H. News Roundup - Week Of July 29th

Sara Plourde

New Hampshire number crunchers celebrate as the Granite State ends its fiscal year, forty eight million dollars above expectation, house and condo sales have reached an eight year high, while our food banks seem to be running out. House republicans rank their representatives giving six a perfect score, while a high amount of rainfall creates imperfect conditions at local beaches. Armored vehicles may be coming to a police department near you and despite the fact that lawmakers have gone home for the summer, killed legislation on gambling and a gas tax seems to have risen from the dead as a some have suggested that money could help pay for our cash-strapped roads.  We'll look at the big stories for the week of July 29th.

Guests

Dean Spiliotes: Civic Scholar in the School of Arts and Sciences at Southern New Hampshire University and author of the website NHPoliticalCapital.com

Kevin Landrigan: longtime political reporter for the Telegraph of Nashua.

Sam Evans Brown - NHPR's Education and Environmental Reporter

Todd Bookman - NHPR's Health and Health Care reporter

Laura is well known in New Hampshire for her in-depth coverage of important issues and is widely regarded for her interviews with presidential hopefuls. Laura is a graduate of Keene High School in New Hampshire. Prior to hosting The Exchange, Laura worked in public radio in Washington, D.C. as a local reporter and announcer for WAMU and as a newscaster for NPR. Before her radio career, she was a researcher for USA Today's "Money" section, and a research assistant at the Institute for International Economics. Laura occasionally guest hosts national programs such as The Diane Rehm Show and Here and Now. In 2007 Laura was named New Hampshire Broadcaster of the Year by the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters.
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